Moily condemns BJP govt for attacks on places of worship

Manipal, Oct 5 (UNI) Chairman of Central Administrative Reform Commission (CARC) and AICC-I Media Cell Chief M Veerappa Moily today demanded that the BJP government in Karnataka should not give power of attorney to any individual or communal forces that disturb communal harmony and peace by attacking places of worship of minority communities Talking to newspersons here, he said the human rights should be protected. ''Our country should not be troubled by such sort of communal terrorism,'' he added.

Stating India was the second largest and fastest growing economy in the world, Mr Moily said the Indo-US nuclear deal was relevant and beneficial to the country for power production in future.

He said the deal was not only important for the energy security of the country but it also provides an opportunity to grab the most of the technology that was denied during the last 35 years.

The agreement was as important as the liberty that was procured in 1947, he added Criticising the comments made by the opposition parties on the deal, he said it was in the best interest of the country that it had been reached between the two countries through which employment for one lakh people could be generated by one nuclear power generation plant.

India had great source of uranium deposits which could be exclusively utilised for generation of nuclear power, he said and added Indian nuclear plants were more safe and with the agreement it could also conduct nuclear tests without any regulation.

Mr Moily said nuclear horizon will usher a new level in the country by 2012.

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